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Originally Posted by Skip Newsom

Walking is fantastic!
Do start a routine, it will get easier and easier.
Stop and stretch periodically, ear phones with music or a podcast makes it very easy to cover some miles without focusing on the plodding.

I'm lucky to have tons of options right outside my door, I too wear a fitbit to track activities.

I've got three common routes, first is a perimeter neighborhood mostly sidewalk route with about 200' elevation change. 3 miles in under an hour.

Ive also got some connecting neighborhoods and a nice long set of stairs through a forest, that route is 5 miles... I take snacks and water because most of it is very rural.

Baz is not likely to be able to do a lot of "hill" work being on the coast of FL, but I think hills and or stairs are a huge benefit in addition to walking in a flat environment. Elevation change makes it harder and increases strength in addition to walking on a flat surface.

Yeah, the area around you is horrible, just horrible. So bland, blah, ugly...